Why don't we just hang this thread up now... I don't see this going anywhere, and my mailbox is filling up with notices of thread updates.
RoughTrader
RoughTrader
Quote from TudorJones:
What did you trade?
What kind of method?
How did you lose your passion for trading?
Quote from Bitstream:
very sad...feel for ya..it's not all u fault tho, mkt are atrocious to trade even if u l'omo ragno; were u daytradin'[?] cuz banks and instits are liquidatin' daytraders day after day...shud be no much of a wonder and not a q. of broken dreams but da reality of a difficult mkt, innit[?]
Quote from rosy:
you never said what your method was. What did you trade and how? Are you licensed? How did you analyze trading opportunities? Statistics, programming? Do you know trading platforms like openlink or murex? Do you understand the otc market, ideally in one industry like energy or fi? Risk management? Clearing?
If you just sat in front of a screen all day trying to scalp exchange traded products, you were finished before you started.
Quote from JMowery1987:
What type of trading did you do? Scalping, swing trading, position trading?
What market did you trade (equities, futures, forex)?
How did you trade (automated, system, discretionary)?
Did your systems fail and you couldn't adapt, or what?
I'm just curious as to why you failed, you say you did, but I'm more interested in why traders fail.
Quote from JMowery1987:
I know you said you had done this in 5 years. So i'm just going to assume you never did any position trading in a few equities (Google for example)?
Do you feel if you had prepared better, employed more different strategies, that things could be different?
I'm just interested in why you feel you have failed.
Also....
What do you feel you should/could/would have done different in trading if you could start all over at 25?
Why is the main reason you feel that you have failed *beyond not making money*?
What was the market you felt you did your best in?
What was the market you felt you really lost it in?
What strategy did you have better success with and which strategy did you feel you lost it all with?
Do you feel like you managed your moeny correct?
What do you think you could have done differently to have been successful?
Just trying to learn.
Quote from volente_00:
Did you lose money for all 5 years ?
How were you able to pay living expenses during this time ?
What size account did you start with ?
You have to love what you do. Trading reaches deep into your soul and makes you question a lot of things in life. But like an old girlfriend , If the passion is gone, then there is no need to stick around. The market will always be there if you decide to come back.
Quote from JMowery1987:
Yeah, I asked a lot of questions, he hasn't bothered answering any.... If you don't mind..
Can you look above at some of my previous questions and answer a few, I'd like to find out why you have failed, and you can help out a lot of people.
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Quote from Cesko:
That's why I don't believe the original post.
Quote from Ripley:
Broken Dreams...
Do you think making a thread about you're about to quit trading is a good idea or not? Do you think it has been a distraction, or have you gained something from it?
I mean, if you could do it all over again... Would you suggest some other broken dreamer make a thread about quitting or not?
Quote from rimshaker:
Broken,
Not to be nosy or anything, but just out of curiosity so some of us can put your situation in proper context... how large were your biggest winners and losers?? Did you ever rake in big 5-digit or even a 6-digit winner in all the years you traded?
Quote from JMowery1987:
Well just answer my one question please?
Why have you not acknoweledged ANY question to your trading style or why you blew up?
Are you not able to answer this question? You now insult me as well, yet you still have not answerd the question from 2 other posters as well. I come here to learn from your mistakes, yet you not willing to explain, why is that, again something does not add up my friend.


Quote from RoughTrader:
Why don't we just hang this thread up now... I don't see this going anywhere, and my mailbox is filling up with notices of thread updates.
RoughTrader
Quote from Spydertrader:
All evidence to the contrary.
You clearly missed the lesson the OP attempted to impart.
- Spydertrader
Quote from Broken dreams:
Quite true.
It's so sad that some trolls have to come in here, start childish fights for no reason, and simply ruin threads for their own pleasure.
It was never my intention to have this thread become any kind of piss-fest. A personal and very humble story was told. I was getting nothing out of it, certaily nothing monetary. It was actually a bit difficult because I don't even know why anyone would reveal such a story since it is so humbling, but I chose to share it anyway because I thought the knowledge might benefit a few. I removed all ego and gave it how it was.
Everything's fine until the appearance of the trolls. It's just so sad that they have to start their usual shit and ruin it for everyone. It makes you wish this thread was private because they don't deserve the information.

they (being Ripley, Rose, Volente, a few others, and myself | That asked questions about his trading style and questioned if he blew it because of time, or because he got greedy) don't deserve to receive any information in the first place.

Quote from Broken dreams:
Quite true, Spydertrader.
It's just so sad that they have to start their usual shit and ruin it for everyone, even in well-intentioned threads such as this. It makes you wish this thread was private because they don't deserve to receive any information in the first place. It's too bad they can't take the hint.
Quote from afarouk:
This is a real sad story but I don't see why everyone is being pissed off of JMowery1987 !!